St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-21
MINNEAPOLIS.
Chamber of Commerce


There was an active demand for the best
grades of milling wheat and prices for No.
hard and the best samples OF No. ] Northern
ranged half a cent higher. Offerings on the
tables were fair, receipts amounting to 29l
cars. Duluth received 1S6 cars and 20 were
shipped out from here. Local millers were
buying but little wheat. most of it being
taken for outside points. Receipts of corn
continue large. Following are the closing
quotations: No. 1 hard, in store December.
Gle; o. t.. 75c; No. l Northern. in store,
December. 72c; January. 72c; February
74c; May, 7SI2c; o. l., 72l2c; No. North
ern, in store. December, Csc; January. Csc {;
February, zoe; May, 74l2c; o. t., 69i2c.
Sales included: $4,000 bu May No.
hard, Sic. Car lots by samples: 10 cars No.
l hard, 75l2c; ) cars No. l hard, o. t., lac 4;
10 cars No. l hard. o. l.. 75c; car No.
hard, delivered, 75lac: cars No. l North
ern, o. t., 72l4c; cars No. l Northern. o. t.,
73l4c; 10 cars No. 1 Northern, o. t., 73c; s
cars No. 1 Northern, o. t., re; l car No.
Northern, delivered. 73c; 6 cars No. !
Northern, delivered, 73l2c; 10 cars No. 1
Northern, 73c; cars No. l Northern, 12l2c
Northern, original way BILL 73l2c: 3 cars No.
/ Northern, delivered, 72l3c; 10 cars No. =
Northern, zoe; l car No. = Northern, Tie;
! car No. Northern, 70l2c; car No 3,
6S12c; 1 car sample, 69l2c; 4 cars sample,
71c; 3 cars sample, Csc; 2 cars rejected. o. t..
o. t., 59c; car rejected, o. t., 5Sc: car re-
jected, o. l., G5l2c; car rejected, Gle: l ear
rejected, Csc; car rejected, zoe; . cars re-
jected delivered, SIC; cars rejected, deliv-
ered 6Gc; l car rejected. delivered, 69c: 2
cars rejected, delivered, Csc: car no grade,
Gle; l car barley, 60c l car barley, o. t.,
52c; car corn, 4fc; car hay, $3.50; car
oats, soc.
Flour-The Market Record saws; Trade
was of about the usual volume of late, with
sales of small order character. This cOndi-
ton of the market is expected TO hold until,
at least, the fore part of January. Whether
an early change will occur i'll that month
will depend on many contingencies, too
many, perhaps, TO make safe any predictions
now. If stocks CT breadstuffs then drop out
of sight rs they have done thus far on, the
crop and money matters are in comfortable
shape, flour will work into harder form and
of The trade are hoping for just such
activity, and with. as they think.
a reasonable prospect of realization.
Patents, sacks, to local dealers, 81. 2O@4 80;
patents to ship sacks, car lots, 81: 1O@42 /;
in barrels, S4.30@4.40: delivered at New
England points. So. 1565.25; New York
points, So O5@5. 10; delivered at Baltimore
and Philadelphia, 81. 95@5 10; bakers, So. 35
$3.50: supertine, S2@2.70; Red Dog, sacks,
S1.5O@1. So; Red Dog, bbls, $3.50 80: rye
flour, pure, cwt., $175; buckwheat flour,
bbls, S5.5O06. =
Bran and Shorts-This market is dull First
sales have been so far in advance most mill
ers care very little about current prices. The
small amounts offered are picked up above
relative prices outside and there is but little
doing. Sales were noted mt about S13.75@
IA for bran, though millers are in some cases
quoting at S14.50. Shorts, S14@l6.
Corn-There was fair movement of this
grain at 4312@4:5c for samples o. (.
OatS-The market for oats was not espe-
cially brisk, and yet the inquiry was quite
good at 21@29c for No. 2 and No. white
o. I.
Barley-The barley market was in fair form
and choice lots found a market at 60@64c
from that down, according TO quality 10 feed
barley worth about 3G040c.
Feed-Mixed feed selling fairly at SIG
II. 80 o. t., l7.5O11S f. o. b.
Flax-Sales at $1.2o. Chicago. S1.26.
Hay-Large receipts make "a dali market for
common or poor lots at S5@7, with choice
reaching SS@S.50.
WHEAT MOVEMENT.
The following are the receipts and ship
ments of wheat to-day. reported by Presley,